Which to use
“déformée” is a noun and “Delorme” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,577
- “déformée” frequency rank
- #30,557
- “Delorme” frequency rank
- 61134
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déformée | Delorme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Déformation d'un objet en flexion. | Nom de famille. |
Where the eye mixes déformée and Delorme
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses déformée with Delorme
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: déformée is \de.fɔʁ.me\ while Delorme is \də.lɔʁm\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61134, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déformée is recorded at frequency rank #30,577, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.fɔʁ.me\. Delorme is at rank #30,557, tagged as aname, pronounced \də.lɔʁm\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 61134, this pair ranks #93,902 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of déformée vs Delorme
Shared letters: demor. Private to "déformée": fé. Private to "Delorme": l.
"déformée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "Delorme" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Delorme ← ddelorme · dellorme · delomre · delorem · delormme · delorrme · delrome · deolrme
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "déformée" and "Delorme" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "déformée" or "Delorme" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "déformée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Delorme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #93,902 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déformée" and "Delorme" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déformée vs déforment". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #93,902 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.